Bush declines Iowa straw poll for Red State Gathering
Bush will skip the Iowa GOP Straw Poll in Boone on August 8 and attend the Red State Gathering in Atlanta instead. GOP officials, candidates, and observers weigh the move as polls show mixed support for Bush among Iowa caucus voters.
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Des Moines
Jeb Bush
Bush
Iowa
Kaufmann
Taylor
Christi
Carson
Carly Fiorina
Hewlett-Packard
Iowa Legislature wrestles to adjourn as bird flu costs surface
In Des Moines lawmakers pace toward adjournment amid budget wrangling between GOP House and Democratic Senate. Speaker Kraig Paulsen said an overtime session likely, while disaster-type Bird flu response could shape resource access. Senate Appropriations passed a 2016 standings bill with anti bullying and drug measures attached.
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Des Moines
House
Kraig Paulsen
R-Hiawatha
Indi
Terry Branstad
Iowa
Paulsen
Senate
Mike Gronstal
Council Bluffs
Appropriations Committee
Branstad
Bob Dvorsky
Dcoralville
Dvorsky
Iowa House panel backs health budget amid delays to Medicaid reform
The Iowa House Appropriations Committee approved a 1.845 billion health and human services budget, about 61 million less than the Senate filed plan. The main gap is Senate Democrats' larger expected savings from transforming Medicaid into a managed care system. House leaders seek private operators for mental health institutes if no provider is found by Jan 1.
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Des Moines
Iowa
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
House
Dave Heaton
Mount Pleasant
Department of Human Services
Heaton
Clarinda
Terry Branstad
Todd Taylor
Cedar Rapids
Funding equity unlikely in Iowa school reserve spending plan
Des Moines report notes efforts to allow districts to use cash reserves to ease budgets face long odds in the Iowa Legislature. Davenport superintendent Art Tate seeks spending up to the top per pupil allotment, potentially adding 2.8 million, while Rep. Tom Sands cites risk of higher property taxes.
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Iowa
Cindy Winckler
Davenport
Art Tate
Tate
Tom Sands
R-Wapello
House
Ways and Means
Sands
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